Here’s a very well thought out comment from one of the articles in the media : Seniors and changing times. It seems that we all feel that Seniors are hard done by. It is certainly true that Seniors in the previous generation, especially those who were born in the early part of the 20th century, went through a period where people lost everything and they had to build from nothing. My grandparents, on both sides, lived good lives, had good jobs, yet retired quite poor, with little in home equity and little in the way of any income – such as OAS or CPP. This was very common, especially until…

These and similar signs went up in various locations around Vancouver following NDP’s announcement of the extra school tax on homes which are worth more than 3 million. Now there are several things just wrong with this banner not to say people who oppose the school tax on these grounds are just being hypocritical, selfish and entitled. This banner is so wrong in so many ways that honestly I’m dumbfounded. The extraordinary land values in Vancouver today were not earned by “hard work”. In fact, as a recent report suggest, these extra ordinary land values were generated by low property tax rate relative to the house assessment value (this reducing…

I don’t think I’ve shared this experience of mine with any of you because for a long time I debated whether or not it was worthwhile to share. Some realizations are best kept to oneself. Yesterday I read a couple of comments from Dave Eby’s townhall in point gray area in Vancouver, BC, my hometown which made me rethink. So here it is. I’ll mention the specific comments after I describe my experience. Last January I was in New York for few days. There was a cold wave sweeping the entire east coast and days were sub zero. One evening after dinner, I decided to take a walk across the…